Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
695 CXUS53 KFGF 011144 CLMFGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS 513 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE GRAND FORKS UNIV. (NWS) ND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 58 12/06/1939 12/20/1900 LOW -37 12/28/1933 HIGHEST 54 12/06 20 34 34 12/04 12/07 LOWEST 1 12/18 4 -3 -24 12/20 AVG. MAXIMUM 32.6 21.0 11.6 15.3 AVG. MINIMUM 19.9 5.8 14.1 1.9 MEAN 26.2 13.4 12.8 8.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 17 24.5 -7.5 28 DAYS MIN <= 32 31 31.0 0.0 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 10.5 -10.5 16 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 2.29 1918 MINIMUM T 1994 TOTALS 1.56 0.73 0.83 1.77 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.06 DAYS >= .01 7 7.6 -0.6 10 DAYS >= .10 5 2.4 2.6 5 DAYS >= .50 1 0.2 0.8 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.53 12/24 TO 12/24 0.62 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 46.4 1996 TOTALS 5.0 13.5 -8.5 24.8 SINCE 7/1 13.4 20.1 -6.7 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 11 DAYS >= 1.0 2 3.8 -1.8 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 12/09 18 12/21 12/10 12/22 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1198 1600 -402 SINCE 7/1 2969 3675 -706 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 673 431 242 ................................................................ SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER MM NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 0 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 0 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 0 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 2 LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && THE MONTH OF DECEMBER AT THE GRAND FORKS UNIVERSITY (NWS) WAS ABOVE NORMAL IN TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION BUT BELOW NORMAL IN SNOWFALL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 26.2 DEGREES WHICH WAS 12.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS SETS A NEW RECORD FOR MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 23.8 DEGREES SET IN 1939. THE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES REMAINED ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE MONTH. ONE TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS SET FOR THE MONTH. ON DECEMBER 7, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 54 DEGREES BROKE THE OLD RECORD OF 46 DEGREES PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1907. ADDITIONALLY,THE HIGH OF 54 DEGREES REPORTED ON DECEMBER 6TH RANKED AS THE SECOND HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THAT DATE WITH THE RECORD OF 58 SET IN 1939. PRECIPITATION FOR THE MONTH WAS ABOVE NORMAL. TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS 1.56 INCHES WHICH WAS 0.83 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE SEVENTH HIGHEST MONTHLY TOTAL WITH RECORD OF 2.29 INCHES SET IN 1918. ONE DAILY PRECIPITATION RECORD WAS SET FOR THE MONTH. ON DECEMBER 24, 0.53 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WAS REPORTED BREAKING THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.30 INCHES RECORDED IN 1907. THIS WAS A RESULT OF A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PRODUCING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN AND ICE. THE FOUR-DAY TOTAL PRECIPITATION OF 1.07 INCHES REPORTED BETWEEN DECEMBER 24TH AND DECEMBER 27TH ALSO SETS A RECORD WITH THE PREVIOUS INCLUSIVE TOTAL OF 0.89 INCHES SET BACK IN 2009. THIS WAS A RESULT OF A SLOW MOVING WARM LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PRODUCING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN AND ICE. SNOWFALL FOR DECEMBER WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 5.0 INCHES WHICH IS 8.5 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. $$